Do involve the entire project team in planning the tours - they will need to plan their work in order to minimise disruption and ensure that visitors see the most interesting parts of the building process
 
Do ensure that you have sufficient health and safety equipment on site. Everyone will need equipment such as hard hats, boots and high visibility clothing
 
Do think about having a tour at a regular time each month. People will start to come back over and over again, following the progress of the project
 
Do think about running some special tours during Architecture Week (20-29 June 2003 and around that time every year). This will be free publicity for your scheme and reach a wide-ranging audience
 
Do think about encouraging groups of people, including local school children and their teachers to tour the site. This is a great way of getting local press interested in your project and is also a fun way of developing your contacts with the local community
 
Do think about having different project team members leading different tours - the architect will give a different view to the structural engineer or to the contractor

Don't compromise visitor experience or safety through lack of planning
 
Don't under-estimate health and safety requirements. At certain stages all visitors should have a site induction from a qualified member of staff
 
Don't forget to involve the local media - invite journalists on your tours to raise the profile of the project
 
Don't forget to keep the local authority informed of your plans. They may want to bring their own groups to tour the site, which would be good practice and good publicity